Campfire 1

With 9 open chords and 9 basic rhythms (strumming patterns) it is possible to play thousands of songs including the majority of the most popular acoustic tunes. In this level the focus is on learning to use the 9 open chords and 9 core rhythms (Rhythms #1 to #9). We will also cover strumming patterns to use over songs with 3 beats to the bar.

• Chords - The 9 basic Open Chordsfor left-handed and right-handed players
• Strumming Technique - Strumming Warmup ( for Building technique)-Basic rhythms 1-3
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #1-Straight 4 strumming
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #2-Folk 8 strumming
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #3-Rock 8 strumming with palm muting
• Songs - in the style of Bob Segar, America, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Children's songs

• Strumming Technique - Strumming Warmup (Building technique)-Building technique)-Basic rhythms 1-4
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #4-Bluegrass strumming pattern
• Strumming Technique - 2 types of Practise-Motor System Training vs Conceptual Learning
• Strumming Technique - Tuning
• Songs - in the style of Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Buffet

• Strumming Technique - Strumming Warmup (Building technique)-)-Basic rhythms 1-5
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #5-Rhumba strumming pattern
• Songs - in the style of Pearl Jam, Ben E. King

• Songs - in the style of Green Day, John Denver, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Bon Jovi, Guns & Roses, Tom Petty

• Strumming Technique - Strumming Warmup (Building technique)-)-Basic rhythms 1-7
• Strumming Technique - 12 bar blues
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #6-Jig strumming pattern
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #6B-Blues & Shuffle strumming pattern
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #7-Swing strumming pattern
• Songs - in the style of Elvis Presley, Wilbert Harrison, the Doors, Robert Johnson, Taylor Swift

• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #10-Waltz strumming pattern (3/4 time)
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #11-Straight 8 in 3/4 strumming pattern (3/4 time)
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #12-Swing Waltz strumming pattern (3/4 time)
• Strumming Technique - Chord Changing Exercises I-IV-V chord progressions using open chords
• Strumming Technique - Using a Capo
• Songs - in the style of the Animals, Neil Diamond, Weezer, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Gordon Lightfoot.

• Strumming Technique - Strumming Warmup (Building technique)-)-Basic rhythms 1-8
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #8-Bluegrass Swing strumming pattern
• Songs - in the style of Don Maclean, the Pogues, Bob Marley, the Irish Rovers, the Drifters

• Strumming Technique - Strumming Warmup (Building technique)-Basic rhythms 1-9
• Strumming Technique - Basic Rhythm #9-Swing Rhumba (Mersey Beat) strumming pattern
• Songs - in the style of Van Morrison, the Beatles, Janis Joplin, the Eagles

• Harmony & Theory - Chord Progression Theory- 1-IV-V chord progression in 5 open keys
• Harmony & Theory - Chord Progression Theory- 1-VI-IV-V chord progression in 5 open keys
• Harmony & Theory - Chord Progression Theory- 1-II-IV-V chord progression in 5 open keys
• Harmony & Theory - Chord Progression Theory -The Harmonized Major scale
• Harmony & Theory - Finger Picking-Travis style (basic one bar pattern)
• Songs - in the style of Stevie Nicks, Ron Sexsmith, and Johnny Cash

• Chords - 6 bar chord forms
• Songs - in the style of CCR, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Rolling Stones